A student set up a mass attached to a spring such that when it oscillates, it taps on water surface in a wide shallow tank. The...

A student set up a mass attached to a spring such that when it oscillates, it taps on water surface in a wide shallow tank.

The student measured time for 20 oscillations and found that the mass takes 36 seconds. Given that the student counted four rippies between the mass and end B of the tank. Determine the speed of the waves.

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Kavungya answered the question on June 3, 2019 at 09:01

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